by CHRIS ROGERS
Ashley for the Arts is a feat of small town cultural might. Last year, 20,000 people descended on Arcadia, a town of 3,000, for a weekend of music, art, and community. Next weekend, national chart-topping musicians will play alongs...
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by CHRIS ROGERS
Last week, the Winona City Council approved the final plat for a proposed residential mental health center that will be tucked in behind West End businesses facing Highway 61 and homes on Bluffview Circle and Heights Boulevard. The...
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by CHRIS ROGERS
Not every adult is comfortable getting a history lesson from a 16-year-old. Since he launched Pointour, his business offering walking tours of downtown Winona architecture and history, two weeks ago, Bailey Bestul has encountered s...
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by Paul Brosnahan
My friend Jerome Christenson recently wrote a column in the Winona Daily News in which he described a series of near crashes. He relates that it was rush hour. He was “... ...
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by CHRIS ROGERS
Ashley for the Arts is a feat of small town cultural might. Last year, 20,000 people descended on Arcadia, a town of 3,000, for a weekend of music, art, and community. Next weekend, national chart-topping musicians will play alongs...
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An art show and music performance featuring Jake Manders will be held on Saturday, August 1, at Some Sum Studio in Winona. The doors open at 6 p.m. with music from 7:30-9 p.m. This event is free for all ages. Artwork will be on display through the mo...
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by CHRIS ROGERS
Not every adult is comfortable getting a history lesson from a 16-year-old. Since he launched Pointour, his business offering walking tours of downtown Winona architecture and history, two weeks ago, Bailey Bestul has encountered s...
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by CHRIS ROGERS
No one seems to know how old the former street performer-turned-underground-legend Baby Gramps is. The world would be richer in knowledge but poorer in mystery if his raggedy top hat and brightly colored suit coat could be carbon d...
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The Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) in Winona is proud to announce a major traveling exhibition titled Ocean Soul featuring works by National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry. The exhibition will take place July 24 to October 11, 2015, and is ...
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Free admittance to History Center today
John A. Latsch (1860-1934) spent much of his youth learning the Mississippi backwaters and canoe trails from his Indian friends around the Trempealeau area. He never lost the love of being out in the solitu...
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On exhibit now through July 31
Community curator, and local fine furniture maker Jamie Schell has gathered new pieces from regional and national artists to showcase the history of furniture making as a craft and its transformation into the world o...
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In the first season as a varsity Lacrosse team, the Winona HAWKS, with many new players to the sport, were a competitive team. Programs across the MBSLA league have years of experience with more players per team than the newly-inducted Winona club. T...
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The Goodview Sandlot 9U Red team took first place in the Tomah, Wis., tournament on June 27-28. They went three for three in pool play before beating Holmen Gold 3-2 in the Championship game.
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Congratulations to the Minnesota City 12U Black team on their first-place finish at the Coulee Diamond Classic that was held June 19-21 in Holmen, Wis. The Cardinals played great baseball all weekend en route to their championship. Playing short-hand...
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by ALLISON MUELLER
The bold, red countdown displayed on the race’s website anxiously ticked away the remaining seconds until participants embarked on their 333-mile journey on Friday, July 10.
From Chicago, Ill., to Mackinac Island, Mich....
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May 8 is turning into a red-letter date for angler Chad Wentzel.
Last year on that day, Wentzel landed the state record golden redhorse. A year later to the day, on the bank of the Root River in Fillmore County, he broke his own state record by on...
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